Spiced Oil

Name: Spiced Oil
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: carrots; limes; lemon; bay leaves; basil; thyme; garlic; black pepper; sweet red bell peppers; vegetable oil; rosemary leaves; tomatoes; shallots; red pepper flakes; scallions, spring or green onions

Submitted by RJAndrews

A spiced oil made with carrots, sweet bell peppers and red pepper flakes that can really spice up pasta or steamed vegetables.

YIELD

1 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

10 min

Ingredients

EACH CARROTS

EACH LIMES
slice

EACH LEMON
slice

EACH BAY LEAVES
fresh *

EACH BASIL
leaves, fresh *

EACH THYME
sprig *

EACH GARLIC
cloves, unpeeled

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

EACH SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
red, slice

3 ½

CUPS VEGETABLE OIL
olive

EACH ROSEMARY LEAVES
fresh, sprig *

EACH TOMATOES
slice

EACH SHALLOTS *

TEASPOON RED PEPPER FLAKES

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS

Directions

Place the vegetables and spices in a jar and add the oil. Set aside for at least 4 days before using. Can be stored for 2 weeks, or strain and store indefinitely.

For a fast pasta dish, toss ¼ cup of this herbed oil with some fresh pasta and steamed vegetables, or use it in summer pasta salads.